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Milk Cheese

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Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 9 ingredients

  1. Water
  2. two pound weight upon it
  3. five quarts of warm milk
  4. Pepper
  5. Curd
  6. Whey
  7. Salt
  8. Rub
  9. Butter
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Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Bell pepper High in vitamin C · High in protein · Source of vitamin B6

    High in vitamin C · 83 mg per 100 g, 103% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
    11 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
    • Vitamin C increases iron absorption.

    Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    High in protein · 1.7 g per 100 g, 25% of the energy from protein

    • Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.

    Source of vitamin B6 · 0.4 mg per 100 g, 26% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin B6 contributes to normal cysteine synthesis.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    7 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to normal protein and glycogen metabolism.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to normal red blood cell formation.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to the regulation of hormonal activity.

    Vitamin B6 is a vitamin that is naturally present in many foods. The body needs vitamin B6 for more than 100 enzyme reactions involved in metabolism. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Pepper, banana, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Method

  1. Put five quarts of warm milk Into a basin, with two tablespoonsful of rennet water ;
  2. when the curd is formed, break it gently with the hand, drawing it to the side of the basin or other vessel ;
  3. let it stand for two hours, spread a cheese cloth over a sieve or round basket, put the curd in, let it drain until all the whey is off, then salt it to taste ;
  4. then lay a cloth in a cheese-hoop, put the curd in, lay a cloth over ;
  5. lay a wooden cover, the size of the inside of the hoop over, place a two pound weight upon it, and let it remain for twelve hours;
  6. then take it out, put it in a frame, or tie a cloth tight around it, and turn it from one side to the other every day, until dry ;
  7. then rub the outside with a little butter, and sprinkle pepper over to keep the flies from it ;
  8. put it to ripen between two pewter plates;
  9. if the weather is warm, it will be ready in three weeks.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Spatula
  • Sieve
  • Colander